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BioFish Forum: Markets

Global Organic AquacultureRegulatory System-Production-Markets

Organic Marketing Forum

Warsaw, Poland: May 6, 2010

Udo Censkowsky

Director Organic Services GmbH

www.organic-services.com


Increasing importance of aquaculture

Source FAO 2006


History of Organic Aquaculture


Regulatory System in Europe: Privat Standards


Regulatory System in Europe

Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007; 28.06.2007

e.g. articles 13 (algae), 17 (fish)

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 889/2008; 18.09.2008

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 710/2009 (improvementNo. 889/2008); 5.8.2009


Global Organic Aquaculture Production (in t/a)


Global Organic Aquaculture Production 2009


Aquaculture production in Poland

About 60.000 ha pond area

Main comercial fish species:

a) Common Carp about 20.000t(intensity decreasing)

b) Trouts about 15.000t

Pictures from www.pankarp.pl/angielski.html


How to produce carps organically?

max. 1.500 kg/ha/year (also in polyculture)

Fertilization according Annex I (EC) No.889/2008 max. 20 kg N

Additional feeding needs to be approved

Natural soil in ponds

Organic origin of juvenile fish: min. 20% (12/11); 50% (12/13); 0% (12/15)

(no use of hormones for spawning of carps)


Examples of organic carp projects

www.biofisch.at

www.oberlausitzer-biokarpfen.de

www.biohalak.hu

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Role of fish ponds in an agroecosystem

- Fish production (incl. organic fish

production)

- Providing habitat for aquatic species

- Maintenance of biodiversity

- Services for recreational fisheries and

tourism

- Contribute to water management

- Shaping landscape

- Preservation of traditions

Source: László Váradi (HAKI, Hungary)


How to produce trouts organically?

Brown trout (Salmo trutta), Rainbow trout(Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Stocking density: 25 kg/m3 (land based)

Carnivore fish species: fish meal & fish oilfrom conventional sources until 2014

Colouring: Astaxanthin from natural sourcesor if not available from Phaffia yeast


Price Premiums for Organic Fish

Species 2006 2007 2008

Carp 38% 30% 40%

Cod - 40% 40%

Grey mullet 10% 10% 15%

Pangasius 8% 10% NA

Red drum 15% 15% 15%

Salmon 32% 32% 33%

Sea bass/Sea bream 30% 40% 45%

Shrimp - 9% 25%

Tilapia 46% 30% 30%

Trout 37% 31% 30%

Total 31%

(n=27)

29%

(n=39)

32%

(n=34)


Sales Channels by German Organic Fish Farmers in %

in 2008

Source: Prof. Hamm, Tobias Lasner, Uni Kassel


Source: Prof. Hamm, Tobias Lasner, Uni Kassel


Distribution of organic seafoodGastronomy, Fine Food and Food Service

appreciation of high quality

higher price segment

image building


Distribution of organic seafood

Conventional Retail Trade

most important for seafood

price competitive

discounter

own organic brands

private labels

Salmon, Trouts and Shrimps

Fresh, Smoked, Convenience

relevance in some EU countries only

(CH, GER, UK, F, UK, AT)


Retailer Country Number of

Organic

Products

Organic

Fish

Organic

Trade

marks

Edeka Germany 1,000 Yes

Aldi Germany 80 Yes

Coop Switzerland 1,600 Yes

Tesco United

Kingdom

1,200 Yes

Albert Heijn

(Royal

Ahold)

The

Netherlands

176 No

Esselunga Italy 250 Yes

ICA Sweden 100 No


Edeka bans endangered fish speciesIn cooperation with WorldWildLife Funds


Sustainable Wild Fisheries:

Marine Stewardship Council


Organic fish offered by Aldi in Germany


COOP Switzerland

Organic Fish Origin % organic

Salmon (fresh) Ireland 23.3%

Salmon (smoked) Ireland 14.6%

Prawns/shrimps Vietnam/Ecuador 58.3%

Trout (fresh) Switzerland 23.3%

Trout (smoked) Switzerland 16.0%

Pangasius (catfish) Vietnam 11.9%

Gilthead seabream France 27.9%

European seabass France 42.6%


Selection of private

Laschinger

Wildlachs MSC

Bio-Lachs

Ristic AG

Bio-Lachs

Bio-Garnelen

Bio-Forelle

Bio-Tilapia

Bio-Pangasius

MSC-Produkte

Wechsler /Erftland Forelle


Distribution of organic seafood

Organic Speciality Retail Trade

largest range of products

organic supermarkets with fresh fish

important in France, Germany, Austria

Product Price (EUR/kg)

Organic

retail shop

Conventional

supermarket

Salmon (smoked) 57.00 (n=6) 52.30 (n=5)

Trout 56.60 (n=3) 29.10 (n=1)

Shrimp (pre-

boiled/deep-frozen)

27.86 (n=8) 34.95 (n=4)*

* No discount stores included; on the spot store check in Munich 2009


Market for organic fish in Europe


Private labels organic aquaculture products

Ristic AG

Ökofrost GmbH

Deutsche See GmbH

Isana Naturfeinkost GmbH

Dunn‘s of Dublin

Schekerka Handelsagentur

Bio-Bavaria

Bio-Fischmanufaktur

Beeck

Moin

http://www.bio-bavaria.de/index2.html

http://www.ecoinform.de/?id=5&adressdetail_marke=2540


Private labels organic aquaculture products

(canned fish)

http://www.felderzeugnisse.de/


Thank you very much!

Udo Censkowsky

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